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Tlio rate war situation may bo thus
summed up In a nutshell. Tlio railroads
don't want to agree and arc afraid to flght.
Hard times do not seem to bo perceptibly
affecting one of tlio Industries of Omaha
judging by the number of marriage licenses
Issued.
When mlno operators raise the price they
pay for labor every tlmo they raise the price
they demand for coal , there will not bo so
many protests ngafnst tlio prlco of coal.
Tlio terrific bombardment which Judge
Scott Is receiving from the press all over the
country reflects Indirectly upon the bar of
this district. What will tlio bar do about It.
s Under the dilatory and obstructive proceedings
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ceedings of the city council the prospects for
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an early reduction In the city's electric lightIng -
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Ing bills have not Improved as they should
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have done.
The Wyoming people are Justly proud of
their new sheep shearing Industry , but
when It comes to lambs they cannot hope
to successfully compete with the brokers of
Wall street.
The railroads show their consistency by
making low excursion rates to passengers
who can afford full fare and demanding
regular rates from these .who can scarcely
pay anything.
The county commissioners have begun their
work In earnest to recover money duo the
county from delinquent ox-county ofllclnls.
In this work the commissioners have the
support of every taxpayer tn the county.
Greece docs very well as an earthquake
center , but In the matter of cyclones and
blizzards the United States still bears the
palm. Let Greece confine her energies to
the production of world-beating earthquakes.
Towns throughout Nebraska are becoming
Impotent and restless under the burden of
the constant raising of Insurance rates -upon
the policies they have taken out. When the
revolt against high Insurance rates comes
It will bo state wide In Its extent.
The Sixteenth street viaduct Is condemned
as unsafe , and It Is estimated that It will
take $5,000 to patch It up so that It will be
good enough for a few years. Why not begin
this year to build the now viaduct on the
plans adopted by tlio Hoard of Public Works.
The discovery that General Coxey wears
elaborate creases In his new spring trousers
will probably result In a revulsion of IJos-
ton and Now York sentiment In his favqr.
There can bo nothing so very objectionable
In a human petition In boots surmounted by
creased trousers.
Those suddenly discovered herds of wild
buffalo that are turning up In all parts of
the west would certainly ba surprised It by
chance they should happen to run Into ono
another and Join their forces. All of them
together would , no doubt , have a hard tlmo
In reminding an old trapper of u respectable
sized herd of buffalo of two decades ago.
Governor Jackson seems to have gotten
to the point whcro ho will have to admit
that his military fiasco at Council Bluffs was
not exactly "all right. " IIo Is reported to
have said that ho will take no action In re
lation to the Kelly army nt Dfs Molnos
until requested to do so by the local author
ities. Ills conduct cannot very well bo "all
right" at both places.
If the Great Northern railway officials
have any further difficulty In protecting
their "Interests" against their employes
they might have bolter success by applying
to ( ho Nebraska Hoard of Transportation.
The latter organization has effectually "pro
tected" the Interests of the Nebraska rail
roads for many years past , and It shows no
sign of losing Its grip.
What does the school board propose to do
about making some of the larger school
grounds presentable and attractive this year ?
U has the opportunity to add materially to
the good appearance of the city and to the
comfort and convenience of the people who
llva In the vicinity of these grounds. The
schools grounds can In many cases bo trans
formed Into small parks at but a nominal
expense. If anything Is to bo done In the
matter this year U uliould not bo long de
layed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That was a significant remark of a Chicago
cage mine owner , who Intimated that his
father might break away from the combina
tion and pay the striking minors the prlco
for their labor they demanded. Ho said
that they could not afford to lose money by
continuing " 10 struggle. This amounts to a
tacit admission that the mlno owner can
make money by working his minors at the
Increased wages demanded. There Is a very
loud suspicion that the combination between
the mlno owners was formed as much for
the purpa'so of keeping down the prlco of
labor as for keeping up the prlco of coal.
V , rn.i.ws jsttAvt.T UN OMAHA ,
A man who cannot sco anything good tn
n community Is too gooit to llvo In that com
munity Omnlm docs not seem to suit Itcv.
Krank Ornne. He never utters anything but
vituperation and promiscuous calumny about
tills city , Its official ! , newspapers , merchants
and worklngmcn. The Kelly Incident fur
nished him another opportunity for sensa
tionalism , notoriety and abuse. According to
Mr. Crane the sympathy shown by Omaha
people , and especially Omaha worklngmen ,
for Kelly's Industrials was reprehensible , because -
cause In his opinion the movement will usher
In a reign of terror In America and because
Omaha did not offer Kelly and his men food
and shelter for an Indefinite period Instead
of trying to help him to transportation to
Chicago. Such unreasoning abuse can bo
condoned when It ccincs from papers and
people In would'bo rival towns like Lincoln ,
Council Hluffa and Sioux City , but It Is
utterly uncalled for and contemptible
coming from a man who mokes his
homo hero and knows or ought to know the
clrriimstances under which Kelly's Indus
trials came to Omaha and went forward on
their way to Chicago.
Nobody In Omaha ls In the remotest Way
responsible for tlio organization of the In
dustrial army under Kelly. Nobody In
Omaha urged them to como this way and
nobody In Omaha gave them any Intimation
that this city would entertain them on their
arrival. Their coming to Omaha was volun
tary and without Intervention on the part of
Omaha or Its papers , and their going was
voluntary and uninfluenced by any action on
the part of Omaha authorities or Omaha
citizens. Kelly and his men reached Omaha
In a Union Pacific train bound for the trans
fer station at Council Uluff.s , where they
expected to get transportation over ono of
the four Iowa lines to Chicago. Kelly never
expected to stop over In Omaha , and the
provisions given the army on Its passage
through Omaha by the city authorities and
sympathizing citizens were accepted , not as
Inducement to move on but ns voluntary
contributions to an orderly bcdy of American
mechanics and laborers in need of relief.
The detention of Kelly's army at Council
Ulilffs , and Its barbarous treatment while
near the Chatttauqua grounds wcro not an
ticipated when the Industrials rassoJ through
Omaha. Nobody In Omaha expected they
would remain at Council 111 tiff 3 more than a
few hours. Nobody In Omaha dreamt that
they were to be bully-ragged and penned Infer
for a week by militia and denied even the
poor privilege of cattle car accommodations
at stock car rates. This Is known to Mr.
Crane , as It Is to everybody in this com
munity , and yet he prates about Omaha's
Inhumanity and selfishness , when , In fact ,
Omaha did everything possible to supply the
wants and alleviate the sufferings of the
Kelly contingents , even after they had left
Council Bluffs. The fact that Kelly posi
tively declined to use the train forcibly
taken for his conveyance from Wcston dis
proves the assertion of Mr. Crane that they
were a band of marauders and outlaws.
When It comes to calling these men vaga
bonds and outlaws , because they are marchIng -
Ing In a body without means to pay their
way , Mr. Crane should remember that the
apostles and the multitude that followed
them were also without means to pay their
way. They were tramps in the broadest
sense of the term , and If Mr. Crnno had
bcn the Roman proconsul he would have
had them all put in the chain gang.
The Kelly movement may bo and doubt-
lass is Ill-advised and deplorable- , but wh
should Mr. Crane denounce Omaha and the'
people who have extended sympathy , aid and
comfort to distress. The Intimation that the
Omaha press , meaning , of course , the dally
papers , gave encouragement to this move
ment for momentary popularity and selfish
ends Is as Insulting as It Is groundless.
There has been no encouragement given to
lawlessness , riot and anarchy. On the con
trary the press of Omaha , and more es
pecially The Bee , has counselled only peace
ful and lawful methods and moans of relief
and deprecated the incendiary threats of the
Hubbarda and the attempts to Incite the men
to violence and bloodshed under pretensojof
protecting railroads from destruction and
lawless seizure.
WOMAN SUFFIIAGISTS Iff XK1) ' YORK.
The campaign of the woman suffragists Is
on In Now York. When the constitutional
convention , for which delegates were chosen
last fall , comes to assemble at Albany next
week It will find the Issue squarely pre
sented for consideration In a revision of the
state constitution whether or not the word
"male" shall be omitted from the clause pro
viding the qualifications for ( ho exercise of
the suffrage in New York , That convention ,
It Is true , will have plenty of other work
to attend to outside of the consideration of
the woman suffrage question , some of them
equally as Important , but thus far the ad
vocates and opponents of the extension of
the franchise to women have been the only
ones who have taken the pains to make
themselves heard by the general public.
The woman suffrage campaign In Now
York , so far as It has been chronicled In the
press , has obtained a peculiar form. Not
only has It been carried on almost exclusively
In New York City , as If the question wcro
ono of comparatively llttlo Interest to the
remainder of the state , but the women have
also assumed that their opinions alone deserve -
servo to be consulted , They have proceeded
upon the theory that all the women will
have to do to secure the franchise will bo
to appear before the constitutional con
vention In person or by petition and ask
for It. They think that If they can make
the men believe that they really want to
vote all obstacles to their projects will bo
Immediately removed. They have further
argued that the co-operation of the high-
toned women of fashlonnblo society would
lend a certain eclat to the movement where
an equal number of unknown worklngwomcn
would receive no attention whatever. So
for several weeks the woman suffrage agi
tators have been holding parlor meetings In
the houses of the wealthy leaders of New
York society and have been Inviting every
body to step Into Sherry's , the Fifth avenue
caterer's , end leave their signatures upon
the petitions that are preparing to assail
the convention so eoon as It assembles. They
have bent their energies to get the wives
of men with prominent names to give their
Influence , doubtless under the Impression
that the wish of the lady of fashion ought
to carry moro weight than that of the or
dinary self-supporting woman. Strange to
say , the opposition to the enfranchisement
of the women has likewise been marshaled
In very much the same way. Wives of men
equally prominent In various walks of life
have established on opposition headquarters
at the Waldorf , an equally fashionable re
sort , where they have Invited people to sign
their protesting memorials , and they also
have organized parlor meetings to counter
act the work of the advocates of woman
suffrage. Although later In the Mold than
the latter , tuny are said to bo working with
unabated energy and confidence.
During all this heated controversy the
real arguments for and against woman suf
frage seem to have been almost completely
overlooked. It has been a question whether
moro women will ask that the suffrage bo
granted them than will protest against being
burdened with the duty'of TOtlng. The con
sequences of widening the extent of the
franchise upon politics and political con
tests , the result upon the governmental ma
chinery by which our free Institutions are
controlled , the effects upon the morality and
well being of the women themselves , the
natural obstacles that prevent women from
performing the duties Imposed upon men ,
have received scarcely moro than passing
mention. The women have been making all
the nolso ; the men who will have to decide
the question have been unusually quiet.
The matter will doubtless bo seriously d6-
bated when raised In the constitutional con
vention. Should that convention determine
to strike out ho word "male" from the
ntiffrago qualifications In Its revision or tn
submit a separate constitutional amend
ment embodying' same point , the real
Issues will bo brought before the people.
Kvcn If the majority of the women of New
York ask for the right to vote , the present
voters will have to decide "whether the
women are not asking for something which
they ought not to have.
EFFECT OF TIIH COM , STltlKK.
The great strike of the bituminous coal
miners , which Is now extended to all the
principal mining districts of the country ,
Is producing the expected effect upon other
Industries and Increasing the army of the
unemployed. Last week a number of mills
In Cleveland were compelled to shut down
because they had not a supply of coal and
several thousand men wore thrown out of
work. Other establishments In the same
city will have to stop operations within a
short tlmo If the strike Is not settled , and
this state of affairs Is not peculiar to Cleve
land. There Is probably not a manufactur
ing city In the country that has on hand a
sufficient supply of bituminous coal to last
thirty days , and very few establishments
have provided themselves with sufficient to
enable them to run that length of tlmo.
Some of the railroads also are likely to run
short If the strike should Last for thirty
days , though generally the railway man
agers have shown a more Intelligent fore
sight In preparing for the possibility of a
prolonged strike of the miners than have
the manufacturers.
The annual consumption of bituminous
coal In the United States is not far1 from
115,000,000 tons , or over 9,000,000 tons ,
monthly. In anticipation of the strike ac
cumulations were considerably larger than
usual , but It Is believed not so large as to
prevent a very general stoppage of manufac
turing and a great deal of embarrassment
to the transportation interests It the contest
between the mlno owners and the miners
should last beyond a month , while a consid
erable number of establishments have al
ready shut down and many more will un
doubtedly have to long before the strike has
continued a month , If It should hold out so
long. According to a bulletin Issued three
days ago from the headquarters of the
United Mlno Workers of America at Colum
bus , O. , there were at that time several ex-
tenslvo sources of supply which had not been
affected by the strike , but some of these will
be cut off today and active efforts are being
made to Induce miners In the other fields ,
chiefly In Maryland and Vlrgnlla , to join In
the movement. The failure of these efforts ,
however , would not help the situation much ,
for all the Holds not now involved In the
strike produce annually no moreAthan enough
to supply the consumption of the country
for a single month. The bulletin referred to
speaks In a tone of confidence In ultimate
success and Indicates a spirit of determina
tion to prolong the flght. It says : "In the
present movement weak knees are conspicu
ous by their absence. Let the spirit of calm
determination continue , for although there
are a number of places still at work , they
may delay , but cannot bring about your de
feat. In a short tlmo the stocks of coal will
have disappeared and your victory bo
assured.
A conflict of this kind under existing cir
cumstances cannot bo regarded otherwise
than as peculiarly unfortunate. It not only
Increases the number of unemployed by the
addition of moro than 100,000 coal miners ,
but It threatens to throw as many moro people
ple out of work , a considerable proportion
of whom have only recently returned to work
after a more or less prolonged period of Idle
ness. To a very largo number of these
being again thrown out of employment
It will bo a peculiarly distressing hard
ship. But tlio coal miners are not
without Justification. They have been workIng -
Ing for llttlo hotter than starvation wages and
resistance to the attempt to further reduce
their already wretched pay for hard and
perilous work was to bo expected. It is said
that the miners are not In a position to carry
on a long contest , which Is probably the
fact , but they may bo able to hold out long
enough to bring the mlno owners to moro
reasonable terms than these which are the
cause of the revolt. The miners will have
the public sympathy so long as they make
their fight a peaceful ono.
AMERICAN INTEREST Iff SAMOA.
The State department will at an early day
send to congress , agreeably to a request of
the senate , all tlio correspondence relating
to the Sanioan Islands , In the political af
fairs of which this country became Inter
ested several years ago. Without going Into
details It will bo difficult , perhaps , to re
call the fact that near the close of the first
Cleveland administration the quesdon arose
whether Germany or Great Britain should
establish a protectorate over Samoa or the
autonomy of these Islands should be main
tained. The United States have a coaling
station at Page Page harbor , which gave this
country an Interest In the decision of the
question. Great Britain then manifested no
particular desire for control of the Islands ,
but Germany , having by far the most ex-
tenslvo Interests there , Bismarck , who was
then chancellor , showed a rather aggressive
disposition to bring the Islands under Ger
man control. The Cleveland administration
was apathetic , If not wholly Indifferent , and
nothing decisive had been done when the
Harrison administration came In. The sub
ject was taken up promptly by the latter ,
which Insisted that American Interests re
quired that Sainoan autonomy should bo pre
served. The firm stand taken by this gov
ernment had the desired effect , Bismarck
receded from his aggressive attitude and an
agreement was reached by which Germany ,
Great Britain and the United States be
came Jointly responsible for maintaining the
Independence- Samoa under a monarch
acceptable to the people.
This arrangement worked with little Jar
or disturbance until recently , when the dis
credited aspirant to the throne reasserted
his claim and Inaugurated a successful revo
lution. The result Is a political state of af
fair. , which threatens to bo disastrous to all
foreign Interests In Samoa , and there Is
again talk of either Germany or Great Brit
ain establishing a protectorate theru or an
ncxlng the Islands. .Tfius the United States
government Is again 'confronted with the
question whether It thivll allow this to bo
done or contlnuo to Insist upon the main
tenance of Sanioan , ' lilonomy. There has
been , BO far as knowntnp formal proposition
submitted by either ( Great Britain or Ger
many , but It Is said that Informal proposals
In regard to the dfVnrfsltlon of the Islands
have been made to the. State department ,
and Ambassador Bayard has been In corre
spondence with Scdrdtnry Grcsham on the
subject. Washington" dispatches report that
the disposition of the administration Is not
to Interfere , and that probably no objection
would bo made by tills government to cither
Great Britain or Germany assuming control
of the Islands , but It Is' ' hardly conceivable
that this government would abandon the ex
isting arrangement without requiring In Its
place on understanding with the other pow
ers to the Berlin compact by which ample
protection to American Interests would bo
assured ,
Beyond maintaining a coaling station In
Samoa the Interests of the United States In
the Islands are not very Important. Hut It
Is undoubtedly highly desirable that this
country shall have a coaling station there ,
and the question Is how far wo can safely
and consistently go , having a duo regard for
established national policy , In making "en
tangling alliances" with European powers
In order to retain this station. The present
relations of the United States to Samoan
affairs are confessedly anomalous , and If a
change can bo effected without harm to our
Interests there It would seem to bo the part
of wisdom and sound policy to make It.
There ought to be no difficulty Jn making an
arrangement with either of the friendly gov
ernments of Great Britain or Germany by
which all American Interests In Samoa would
bo perfectly secure and this government bo
free from any connection with the political
affairs of those remote Islands.
The hard times season is not without Its
ludicrous features. The spectacle of the
dry goods counter soldiery of several states
valorously marching with all the glory of
tallor-mado regimentals against small bodies
of unarmed and hungry men Is one of the
things that serve to keep people good natured -
tured In splto of the times. The exercise
don't hurt the soldiers and It does not In
jure the men who are compelled to stand
up In front of the bayonets. It's a blood
less war and ono that will not encumber the
pension rolls.
The operation of railroad trains with
federal troops will never become popular In
the United States. There must be something
radically wrong In the treatment of Its em
ployes by a railroad company that prevents
an amicable adjustment of differences with
out an appeal to the regular , army. The
great strikes of the past have been settled
without a resort to , arrns , and the employ
ment of the military byitho Great Northern
will simply widen the breach between em
ployer and employe.
If , as Secretary Carlisle Insists , most of
the changes In the tarlff blll now under con
sideration by himself /ind / the senatorial
coterie are "quite unimportant , " how will
their Incorporation Into 'that measure serve
to Improve It materially ? Unimportant
changes are not worth worrying about. The
fact that the proposed' changes arc occasionIng -
Ing considerable controversy within the dem
ocratic camp proves that , they arc important ,
Secretary Carllslb'Biassertlon to the contrary
notwithstanding.
The ultra-radical press of Chicago Is
boasting that the men who compose the
Commonweal army raising in that city arose
so weak from hunger that they will not be
able to commence their proposed march to
Washington. The picture is not a credit
able one. Hunger Is a prolific soil for the
seeds of socialism.
roumUiifr n AVnr Tax.
New York Sun.
No genuine democrat , no pober American ,
can hesitate n , moment to throw aside the
tariff bill as a useless and silly bauble , If
an Income tax Is the price of It.
Not Innmiitlon but I'orfimnanco.
riiilaiUlphla Times.
What the democratic party -want's Is not
a new policy , but the faithful execution of
that policy which It 1ms distinctly professed
and which has been distinctly demanded ot
it by the people In two successive general
elections. If Hie democrat.1 * In congress had
Kone promptly to work and had demon
strated their capacity for legislation , they
would now be RettliiK the credit for im
proved industrial conditions , Instead of still
sulfertttK under the blame for disasters
which they did not create , but which they
have ns yet failed effectively to meet.
The ( iiiPht of Arlmr I.odgo.
Chlcneo Times.
It Is understood that President Cleveland
will spend part of the bummer In Nebraska ,
the Kiicst of Secretary Morton. If he does
It will be a liberal education to him. In
spite of tlic fact that Knrnit'r Morton will
endeavor to mirrouml him with the same
Kohlbtij ? atmosphere to which he has been
accustomed. What Cleveland needs most
Is personal contact with western men ana
webtcrn conditions , of which he Is as
Ignorant an a clam is of calculus. It'a n
sad pity ho Is not tuklni ; his little lesson
under the tutelage of Bryan Instead of J.
Sterling Morton , Irowevcr.
Th.KIUIKIIS Woman In Otllt'u.
New York Tribune.
The only female treasurer of a municipal
ity In Kansas waluesi Bayly Into consplcu-
Ity us n defaulter In the sum of $1:0) ) . which
IIUH probably been expended In back hall ,
Miringlionnets and silk ilrcsse.s , am ! ID
therefore Inecoverablo In any form avail
able as curiency or Kood collateral. If HIU
hud been a man and of. like predilections
she would piobubly have stolen twice as
much In half the time and invested It In
sblldor If lesH ornamental secuiitloH. But
considering her f > ex and the moderate re
sources of Fort Scott the did pretty well
and may run for the olllco again by wuy of
vindicating- . administration ,
The Union 1'uolflu Nottlmutmt.
DenverRepublican. .
The government of the United Stntc.s
granted the Union Pacific Hallway com
pany millions of lie res of land and more
than enough bond * to build the road , for
the purpose. of bulUIInt : up the west , Now
that these bonds are coining due , and now
that the business conditions of the country
moro than ever ileiffnnfj close attention , lut
congress look to It that In reorganizing the
Union Pacific Knllirily company they put
It In such hands nml nntull mich conditions
upon It as will stlnuilato the growth of all
the sections whlcli"-Tl traverses. Let them
be especially cnrefuUUiut In reorganizing
this load they do m > V Subordinate the gen
eral welfare or the welfare of ntiy great
bectlon of the west to the xpeclal Interest
of the benellclarlfii of the old Credit Mo-
blllcr.
Hilltop llotmuiiin nn < \ tlio Clill C'onrtH.
. CJilcnpi/lIerald.
It has long been the rule of the Hainan
Catholic church In this country to maintain
that all contentions between Its higher
authorities and their Huburdlnatea Hhould
be reserved within ecclesiastical Jurisdic
tion and dlbpoM'd of without icference to
civil courts , Themiborrtlnato clergy were
tlio first to break this rule , and In the be
ginning their Insubordination , as It was
deemed , ( subjected them to further penal
ties. Now the higher authorities show u
disposition to seek remedy for alleged
wrongu by appealing themselves to the civil
tribunals nguliiHt disobedient subordinates.
The action of lilshop Ilonacum , at Lincoln ,
In seeking an Injunction to restrain Puttier
Corbett from exerclslnt ? * acer lotui functions
In a parish from which hit was ordered to
retire by the bishop , aliuwa that the state
tribunals are belmr recognltcd on all sides
UH the only effectual arbiters of disputes In
this country. The mission of Delegate
Satolll wan chiefly designed to avert this
projection of religious quarrels outside tlio
church Itself , but In this respect It seems
to have been only measurably uuccessful.
Press of tbo State Still Expressing IU Opin
ion of Judge Scott.
DIGNITY OF THE BENCH LOWERED
No Justlrn In tlio Action Tutirn , Which
Was mi Outrage- Upon tlio Freedom
of tlio I'rcM Something of
n llooinerniiK.
Ord Quiz : E. Hosowatcr of The Bee , and
likewise ono of the reporters , were arraigned
by Judge Scott of the district court on a
charge of contempt of court. The- local re
porter had censured the court In the col
umns of The Boo. IIo was hauled up and
sent to Jail. Then the editor In chief was
sent for and lodged In Jail without much
ado. Kvldcntty the reporter hit u tender spot
In Judge Scott's Judicial anatomy.
Wlsner Chronicle : Judge Scott pretended
that he found It a distasteful duty to punish
Hosowater for contempt In order to maintain
the dignity of the court , when the fact Is
that everybody know It was a pleasure to
vent his spite upon a personal enemy. Judge
Scott's outrageous act has done more to
lower the dignity of the bench and cost It
more respect among all who love fair play
than anything which The Bco has said or
could say.
Hastings Nebraskan : From the Informa
tion at hand It Is hard to determine whcra
the contempt comes In. Judging from re
ports It would seem that the Judge had
arrogated to himself the power to use the
bench ns a medium through which to throw
a citizen Into Jail for an Imaginary personal
wrong , If this be true , and there seems no
doubt of It , Judge Scott's action will not
commend him to the people as a proper per
son to hold the honorable position now
occupied by him.
Bertrand Herald : The despotic Judge Scott
< > f Omaha has vented his spite on the editor
of The Dec by sentencing him to thirty days
In jail and to pay a fine of $500. The Judge
acted as both prosecutor and jury , and al
though It was proved conclusively that Rosewater -
water knew nothing of the article complained
of until after It appeared In print , tlio above
sentence was Imposed , and Scott even denied
the accused the lawful right to speak before
pronouncing It. Such a high handed pro
ceeding Is outrageous.
Pender Times : Editor Uosewater ot The
Omaha Bee was jailed last Tuesday by order
of Judec Scott of the Omaha district court ,
The crlmo for which ho is punished Is claim
ing that somebody had a "pull" with the
court. Mr. Ilosewater know nothing of the
publication of the article , and the reporter
who wrote It has already been convicted by
the judge. Just how all this can bo dona is
known only to that noted Jurist , Cunning
ham It. Scott. The number of judges that
are qualified to retire , either from lack of
ability , partiality to the rich or lunacy , are
increasing.
Creston News : editor Ilosewater has been
having a tilt with Judge Scott of the district
court at Omaha. Scott fined him $500 and
costs and sentenced him to thirty days In
Jail besides for alleged contempt of court.
Editor Ilosewater was taken to Jail , but only
remained there a few hours before a stay
was secured from Judge Post of the supreme
court , when he , was released upon giving a
$1,000 bond to abide by the decision of the
supreme court , to which he had appealed the
case. Uosewater alleges personal spite as the
animus of Scott's verdict , ' and If that is the
case flosewater will make it hot for him.
The freedom of the press is the point at
Issue in the case.
Norfolk Journal : The trial of Editor Rosewater -
water and Reporter Perclval of The Omaha
Bee by Judge Scott for contempt of court
Is something more than a mere personal
matter between the men named and Judge
Scott. It involves the question of the right and
liberty of a newspaper to criticise a public
official , even though that official be a Judge.
It may be true that the parties were In con
tempt of court , but certainly they were not
given an opportunity to prove that they were
Innocent , and to deny a mjin that right is
usurpation. In his course In the whole
matter Judge Scott has belittled the dignity
of his office , and his action should meet with
hearty condemnation everywhere.
Albion Argus : Edward Rosewater , editor
ot The Omaha Bee , was sentenced to thirty
days imprisonment In the county Jail and to
pay a fine of ? 300 for contempt of court by
an Omaha judge. Rosewater may have been
severe In his criticisms , but the action of
such a judge as the ono who sentenced him
Is an outrage- against American citizenship
and American freedom. Some judges are
altogether too frco to defend the honor of
the "banch" when a lawyer or court Is criti
cised , yet "professional etiquette" allows a
lawyer to go unpunished for committing
crimes that would send an ordinary man to
the penitentiary. Rosewater In Jail occupied
a post of honor compared with a Judga who
would disgrace his office by taking advantage
of ollicial position to get revenge for an
offense.
Superior Journal : There has been a per
sonal quarrel on for some time between Rosewater -
water of The Bco and Judge Scott of the
district court of Douglas county. The Bee's
reporter along last March wrote up the court
In big shape , charging It with partiality.
Scott had Hosewatsr arrested for contempt
ot court and yesterday committed Roslo to
jail for thirty days and fined him $300.
Rosewater asked for a s > tay of execution of
the order ot the court , but it was no go ,
Scott'a bile was working and nothing short
of sending Rosewater to jail would satisfy
ills extreme sense of justice. And to Jail
he had to go , and stay there till his attorney
could get an order from Judge Post of the
supreme court to let him out on a $1,000
bond. If one-half The Bee reports of Judge
Scott bo true , certainly ho Is unfit to sit as
a Judgo.
Ausley Chronicle : The action ot Judge
Scott of Omaha , In sentencing Mr. E Rosewater -
water of The Bee to pay a line of $500 and
servo thirty days in the county Jail for an
alleged contempt of court , without giving
the accused the rights afforded him by the
constitution and laws of Nebraska , Is tlio
most disgraceful judicial proceeding ever re
corded In the stale. There Is no doubt but
what Scott had the right to arraign Mr.
Rosowatcr for contempt , If he believed tlio
dignity of the court had been ans > alled , but
neither Scott nor any other Judjo has the
power to rob a citizen' ' of any of the rlghta
vouchsafed to him by the constitution and
statute laws. The action of the court was
nothing lcs than a rape on Justice , and well
may we tremble for the Institution of liberty
when such dangerous men are entrusted
with the sacred powers of the Judiciary. The
case has been appealed to the supreme court ,
and there Mr. Hosowater will bo accorded a
respectful hearing.
Lincoln Courier : A caioful perusal of the
proceedings In Judge Scott's court in Omaha
In the case wherein E. Rosowotor was
charged with contempt , Impels us to bollova
that Judge Scott Is very much out of his
clement on the bench , lie ought to be In
ono of Mr. Coxey'a celebrated armies. The
Judge said before sentencing Mr. Rosewater
on Tuesday : "It Is known that the state
of Nebraska Is dotted all over with thu
graves of men sent there with broken hearts
on account of this man. " Wo do not know
how many men Mr. Rosewater has "sent
there" with broken hearts , and wo cannot
see how this has anything to do with the
editor's contempt of court , Mr. Rosewator's
character as a man and his course us an
editor were not at Issue before Judge Scott.
The judge- conducted himself like a struck
child throughout the case , nnd whether Mr.
HoHcnutor was guilty of contempt or not , he
has imido a npcctacio of himself that Is con
spicuously discreditable to the Judiciary of
the metropolis.
Nebraska Democrat : It Is our opinion
that the decision of Cunningham R. Scott
In the Rose\Nator ca&o was the most despotic
decision over handed down from the bench
In this or any other district. The public
owes the bench a degree of respect which
It always stands ready to show , but when a
judge by his action forfeits the right to the
respect of the people , It reflects on every
judge on the bench. Edward Rosewater did
not write the article for which ho Una fined
and sent to jail , and If Judge Scott expects
to b able to make now laws , as well as to
enforce these In existence , ho will cause
public Indignation to such u degree that Ne
braska will become as warm as It la re
ported Iowa did for him. Wo are respecters
of law and ord'r , but when the eccentric
ities of a judge override all law and even
common sanse , It Is tlmo to call a halt , Pub
lic opinion la a unit on the proposition that
the supreme court will reverse his decision
In less than thirty minutes. Wo r ( ? rnt that
there are not moro RtrlnRont Uwa against
men who persecute Instead of prosecute.
Wallace Star ; Editor Rosowatcr of The
Omaha BPO was yanked up before Judge
Scott , fined $500 and costs and sentenced to
board nt the county bastllo for thirty days ,
all because of alleged contempt of court , The
jiig-handlo proceedings leading up to' the HCII-
tenco were very amusing , the offended Judge
making n holy show of hlmsolt In his
anxiety to turn on tha screws. Every Intclll-
KPiit man who will throw prejudice aside
mtiNt admit that Rosewater got everything
possible except justice , If that same Judge
Scott Isn't a natural object of contempt , them
Riich an object cannot be found In the wicked
city of Omalm. Tlio Boo editor may bo
guilty ot contempt , but the supreme court
will probably label it "Justifiable. "
Mot Shut lit I.OIIK Itnngn.
Washington Star : Editor Roscwatcr Is
now under suspicion ot using the court for
a display advertisement.
Sioux Falls ( la. ) Argus Leader : Judge
Scott of Omaha , who sentenced Editor Rosewater -
water of the Omaha Boo to thirty days' In
jail fqr contempt of court , Is too thln-sklnncd
and too thlr.k-hcadcd.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The Omalm Judge
who did not. like "tho stinger end of The
Bee" and Jailed Its editor will wish ho had
not long before ho gets through with It.
His hide will rattle on The Bee's back
fence ono of these days.
Minneapolis Tribune : Speaking of the
trial and sentence of Editor Rosewutcr for
contempt of court , the Kansas City Journal
wants to Know If something can't bo done
to elevate our courts. The newspapers are
doing their best , are they not ? Not n day
passes that some judge Is nor blown sky
high by an editorial petard.
St. Joseph ( Mo. ) Herald : Talk often wins
a verdict , but It did not In a recent case
at Omaha. There Editor Rosewater clearly
distanced Judge Scott In the matter of talk ,
but the Judge rendered a verdict all the
same confining the editor to Jail. But talk
will como uppermost In the end , tind the
verdict will be set aside by a higher court.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Editor Rose
water of The Omaha BPO has been fined and
sent to Jail by Judge b'cott of the criminal
court because he presumed to criticise homo
of the acts of the court. The alleged offense
committed was In allowing an article to bo
published In his paper , charging that some
partiality seemed to have been shown by the
Judge to certain criminals. A poor man was
sentenced and the son of rich parents was
given his liberty. Both were caught robbing
a depot. The word "pull" was used
In the article * and this proved the red flag
that roused the judge. The reporter who
wrote the article was arrested flrst for con
tempt of court , and then the editor. Al
though the evidence showed that Mr. Rosewater -
water knew nothing of the article or Its pub-
llcationr the Judge found the defendant guilty
and sentenced him to jail , refusing to give
him a chance to api-eil.
The action of Judge Scott was evidently
caused by his desire to make somebody
suffer for the compunctions of conscience ho
felt.
felt.Without
Without entering Into the merits of the
case , it would seem that the judge had ex
ceeded his authority In his treatment of
Editor Ilosewater. If a judge does not want
to be criticised ho should bu above criticism
In all acts. The papers arc the voice of the
people , and they have rights that should not
be trampled upon. It would beom as though
the Omaha editor has a chance to make the
Judge suffer for alleged false Imprisonment.
Minneapolis Tribune : Judge Scott of Omaha
may be the right stamp of judge for some of
the monarchies of Europe , but he has no
proper place on the American bench. * * *
Judge Scott had Editor Rosewater , edi
tor In chief of The Bee , arrested for con
tempt of court. All the witnesses in the
case testified that Rosewater was not in
the office on the day of the objectionable
report ; that ho know nothing of the article
until after publication ; that ho knew noth
ing even of the case ; that he gave no In
structions regarding the report ; but on the
other hand that the rule posted by him for
six years was that no editorial comment
should bo made in the news columns. The
reporter who wrote the article appeared as a
witness and admitted that ho wrote the
article without Instructions and without con
sulting any ono and solely on Ills own motion
and responsibility. * Ho admitted , on the
other hand , that ho wrote It contrary to the
standing instruction not to Inject editorial
comment tn his articles.
Had the case been a civil action for dam
ages , Editor Rosewater would have been
liable because ho was the responsible owner
of the paper which published the article.
But the case In hand was a criminal action.
The essential fact In the case was the mallcb
of tlio defendant. Ills absence from the
office on the day that the article was written
and published , and his Ignorance both of the
facts and of the article , precluded any pos
sibility of malice on his part. But that made
no difference with the court. Judge Scott
found his opportunity to get even with a
political opponent. Rosewater was given no
opportunity to present his case before a Jury ,
or to secure a change of venue to another
Judgo. Scott mercilessly pursued his victim.
There was no evidence whatever presented
by the state , except the published article ,
but Scott needed no evidence. Ho served
both as witness and prosecuting attorney in
the case , overruled every objection made by
the defense , attempted to deprive the de
fendant of an opportunity even to speak a
word in his own behalf why sentence should
not be served , and gave him the extreme
penalty. The closing paragraph of Scott's
decision which , by the way , was written out
before the trial commenced nnd the subse
quent conversation between the court nml
the defendant's attorney clearly exhibit the
animus of thy court :
The animus of the court was so palpable
that when the mock trial was ov r specta
tors shouted In the hearing of the court ,
"Put him out ! " "Put Scott out' ' " From be
ginning to end the dorlslon of the court was
a btt ! r nnd personal stump htfwl , dealing
neither with the facts nor th < \ law In thj
cnso , nnd personally denunciatory ot Rose *
watcr'd chnritrter nml career , Tim court
even encored at Headwater because the Inllcr
was horn In Bohemln , although Hoseuator
had como to this country as a child , nml had
fought for his adopted country through the
war whllo Scott was inking his leisure nt
home.
The existence of such men as Scott of
Omnlm on the bench Is a menace to frco
government. u judges toke advantage of
their position to use the court as an Instru
ment to revcngo their own personal griev
ances , there Is no safety for life and person.
I' Is exceedingly bad tnsto and dangerous
precedent for any Judge to try a case In
which his own grievances are Involved. If
n Judge may at any time cause the arrest of
an editor who comments unfavorably upon n
decision , nnd may himself try the case ,
write the decision and sentence thos- > who
criticise his action , there In no freedom ot
the press In connection with the discussion
of court matters and them Is no protection
of the public from corruption In court
practice.
The people do not attend court In person ,
but depend upon tlio press to give reviews
of the trial. If the * press Is Ilahln to nrrnat
and Imprisonment for unfavorable comment
upon the conduct of n rase , whether that
comment bo fnlsu or true , the court has com
plete protection for every form of corrup
tion which It tuny be tempted to practice.
If an editor may bo Imprisoned for every
reporter's sontcnco which the Interested
Judge may call llbelous , there will bo no
safety In printing court news. History
proves that oven courts are not Incorrupti
ble. Before the era of the free public
press , there was no department of govern
ment In Europe more notoriously and tradi
tionally corrupt than the courts , The era
ot a free press and the era of a pure bench
dawned together and their sun will pet to-
gether.
31AV SlIltTll.
New York Herald : "That's the end of It. "
ns the boarder said to the landlady when
Hhe gave him the tail of the chicken.
Yonkcr's Statesman : Aa they are using
electricity for cooking1 , the day may not bo
fur distant when the young Ixiu.sowlfe shall
be able to cook some electric light biscuits.
Washington Star : "What mnkoH co man/
people move on the first day of May ? "
"It's the love of voilety. They like to ex
perience new kinds of domestic discomfort. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Now hess trad-
In' , " snlil Uncle Pete , "may be all wrong
but lilt keeps lots er hypocrites out o *
heaben. "
Life : "Mv own cousin , a ' nho didn't reck-
cruize me ! "
"Don't mind It. Sally , wlinmln Isn't ac
countable for what they does when they
Ket.s a Mary de Medicine collar on for the
llrst time ! "
Texas Sittings : "Just loolr nt 'lie color of
thlH water. Why , It's not lit to ill Ink ! " said
nn indignant guest to the waiter nt u hotel
In Si'Ktiln , Tex.
"Dat's wlmr you Is foolln' ycrse'f. Hit's
de glass what's illrty. "
Detroit Kree Pi ess : "The best Is the
cheapest , " remarked the axiomatic boarder.
"That's so In the case of butter , nt least , "
assented Mrs. Haslioroft. "The cheaper It
Is the better. "
"I'd like to know how you arrive at that
conclusion. "
"Why , It lasts so much longer than the
higher priced kind. "
Indianapolis Journal : Mr. Fltts What la
all this horrible smell of musk ?
Mrs. Fltts I put Home on the curtains
to kill the smell of stale cigarette smoke
In them.
Plttsburpr Chronicle : Sqiilldli , ' Thp plane
next door makes me nwenr every time I
hear It plaved. JlpSwIlllgen That's odd-
It's an upright piano.
THE BILL AND THE BALL.
New York Herald.
From Wilson bill nnd Income tax
We gladly turn awhile '
To watch our base ball players Hilda
To bases in line Htyle.
WP shouted out the old war crlea
And blamed HIP umpire sore ,
And In pxdtement quite forgot
Hard times were at the door ,
For be the tariff high or low ,
Our Income grpat or small ,
We care not when we go to se
Our club play ball.
8.11'Ji VI' YOVH HOCKS.
Atlanta Constitution.
When the world Is sunny ,
Save up your rocks !
When you're out of money ,
Nothln's ever funny-
No t a bit o' honey ;
Save up your rocks !
Tlmo haa got n sickle-
Save up your rocks1
If you need a nicklo
You'll bo In a pickle ;
Won't laugh when they tickle
Save up your rocks !
Take what life Is brltiRln'
Save up your rocks !
See the tioweis a-sprlnnln' ;
Arms of love a-cllnRln' ;
Hear the birds n-sliiRln' :
"Save up your rocks ! "
rTEfrr
" & ea
Tholargnstiiiftki'm and mltoraot
line elollicu ou earth , T
Your monoy'8 worth or your money bauic.
It will soon be hot
Then if you haven't bought that Spring Suit
you'll wish you had.
The best styles al
ways go first. There
are lots of them on
the street today , and
if- they are the nobbiest 1
there are , too. Wo HIt
solutely perfect , but as near perfection as is over at-
tailed in this world ; so near are our Spring * suits to
it this year. The back end of our store is jammed
full of now spring1 style hats hats just like hatters
sell at a dollar a hat less than hatters oharg-o. But
wo are showing1 the finest line of spring-suits for t
nil
men and boys ever brought to this city. They
range in price from $10 up. 3
BROWNING , KING & CO ,
S. W , Cor. Fifteenth and Douglas Streets.
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